Saturday 19 December 1987

Won

Portsmouth
1–2
Man Utd

35′
Robson
48′
McClair
75′
Dillon (P)
0′HTFT
  1. 35' Bryan Robson
  2. 48' Brian McClair
  3. 75' Kevin Dillon (penalty)

Starting XI

10Whiteside9McClair
11Olsen↓ 76′8Strachan4Bruce7Robson
3Gibson6Moses5Moran2Duxbury
1Turner

4-4-2 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Substitutes

Verified from 24 cited sources and the canonical match record.